[Hiring] Information Security Engineer – Security Automation and Response @UChicago Medicine

Role Description

Join one of the nation’s most comprehensive academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine as an Information Security Engineer – Security Automation and Response for the Information Security department. This is a remote, work from home opportunity, and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

Under general direction of the Information Security Operations Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Implementing, deploying, and optimizing Automation using SOAR playbook development, Logging, AI driven workflows.
• Streamlining incident response and improving SOC operational efficiency.
• Participating in threat investigation and incident response.

Essential Job Functions include:

• Developing, implementing, and maintaining SOAR playbooks to automate repetitive security tasks, such as alert triage, threat investigation, and incident response, using tools like SOAR, Python, and API integrations.
• Knowledge of threat detection development, automation of SOAR development, and Incident Response.
• Supporting initiatives with the Information Security Operations Manager to advance Security Operations capabilities using AI.
• Investigating malware, intrusions, unauthorized access, and data infiltration and exfiltration events.
• Analyzing logs, memory, disk images, and network captures to determine attack scope and impact.
• Staying informed on cyber threats and standard processes to enhance Security Operations Center capabilities.
• Excellent knowledge of security information and event management (SIEM) platforms including query language (Yara-L, CQL, SPL, etc.).
• Participating in Purple Team activity.
• Participating in on-call rotation and responding to critical security events.

Qualifications

• BS or BA degree, Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent education, training or work experience.
• 5 years of Security experience, or equivalent training and education.
• Knowledge of computing systems, data network communications, and network architecture.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience in SOAR playbook development.
• Scripting or programming skills (Python, PowerShell, Go, etc.) required.
• Experience in Incident Response and Threat investigation.
• Experience in Threat detection.
• Understanding of logging systems.
• Security related certifications are preferred (GIAC, CISSP).

Requirements

• Full Time (1.0 FTE).
• Day Shift.
• Remote Location.
• Non-Union CBA Code.

Benefits

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

• The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis.
• Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.
• Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.